Gayrope (Russian: Гейропа, from joining words "Gay" and "Europe") is a slur widely used in Russia (including Russian state owned media) and occasionally in other post-Soviet states, referencing European civilization (as a part of wider Western civilization) as opposed to the ultraconservative Russian civilization. Initially, it only referenced Europe as a place where "LGBT is dominating" (which was seen in a negative context, given that Russia is one of the most LGBT-unfriendly nations in the world), but later it grew to mean the "decay" of European civilization in general, while Russia keeps the "traditional values".